Journalism

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UConn Provost Announces 2026 Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

The Provost's Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching

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CLAS Seniors Find Growth Through Flexibility

From double majors and study abroad to peer advising and campus leadership, members of the Class of 2026 used their liberal arts and sciences education to explore their interests, expand their perspectives, and prepare for what comes next.

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Advanced Journalism Class Tests Students’ Abilities

Publication Practice is unique each semester with a different instructor and topic to give students the opportunity to delve into a single topic and become experts in it.

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UConn Magazine: Into the Exosphere

Before she reported on the stars of outer space professionally, Jackie Wattles spent her UConn journalism days reporting on the stars of student government

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Are You Fooled by Disinformation?

Politifact's editor-in-chief gives a UConn audience a crash course on how to spot false info online

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UConn Senior Blends Disability Studies and Food Culture into Major Ready for Garnish

'Who knows? Cooking on Wheels may turn into more of a business selling adaptive cookware. The entrepreneurship possibilities are wide ranging'

Manuela Wagner and Diane Quinn stand side-by-side in the entrance of the Austin Building with a Liberal Arts and Sciences banner in the background.

CLAS Appoints Associate Deans Focused on Student and Faculty Success

Professors Diane Quinn and Manuela Wagner begin new roles in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences this fall. In a recent joint conversation, they reflected on their paths to leadership and shared their priorities for the year ahead.

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UConn’s Journalism Major Offers Pathways to Legal Careers

Through courses like Media Law and Investigative Reporting, journalism students get early exposure to the legal world — inspiring some alumni to pursue law school and careers in public service.

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War-Torn Central America in the 1980s Comes to Life in New Historical Memoir

It all started with a Polaroid Swinger camera and leather-bound diary

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UConn Journalism’s Smith Receives Carnegie Fellowship

“These United States” examines the USA as it turns 250 years old